Medical Assistant Urgent Care

NextCare•Eden, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

NextCare strives to be the leader in high access healthcare, offering urgent care, occupational health, virtual health and primary care services to our patients. With services in eleven states (Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming) and over 165 urgent care clinic locations, NextCare offers exceptional, affordable care to patients across the country. At NextCare, the core values of caring, growth, integrity, results and teamwork form the foundation of relationships with patients, customers, investors, partners and one another. High-performance standards guide clinical and business decisions, evident in daily work. This adherence to core values and performance standards aims to uphold the highest standard for quality and service within high access healthcare. NextCare Urgent Care is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Medical Assistant who enjoys a fast-paced, team environment. They seek customer-friendly and passionate employees to be part of a growing organization where patients and employees are a top priority.

Requirements

Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent
Completed an APPROVED (accredited) Medical Assistant training program OR Completed an UNAPPROVED (non-accredited) Medical Assistant training program AND a National Certification through one of the following: American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) - Certified Medical Assistant (CMA); American Medical Technologists (AMT) - Registered Medical Assistant (RMA); or National Healthcareer Association (NHA) - Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)
For ALL OTHER STATES (non-Arizona): Completed an UNAPPROVED medical assistant training program AND was employed as a medical assistant for one (1) year or more after program completion OR must have VERIFIABLE work experience directly supervised by Provider or Physician Group for a minimum of 2000 hours or 1 year.
Proficient in EMR/EHR
Other MA education or experience may be considered upon review and approval from our Compliance and Regulatory department

Responsibilities

Assists provider with exams (including patient vitals), procedures and other processes related to direct patient care under direct supervision of the Provider and within the scope of practice of a Medical Assistant.
Administers all forms of medications per policy and Provider direction and adheres to all safety protocols and procedures for medication administration.
Will perform blood draws as per direction of the Provider
May be responsible for urine collection for various testing to include employer drug screens
May perform splinting and casting
Conduct various type physicals such as sports physicals
Performs other related duties specific to urgent care such as ear lavage, wound care and oxygen administration.
Notifies the provider on duty promptly of all unusual patient occurrences including medication events on an incident report.
Promptly notifies the Clinic Manager of patient or employee safety concerns.
Follows guidelines and requirements of laboratory and clinical accreditation policies.
Must be proficient in EMR/EHR
Performs other related duties as assigned or described by Company policy.
When working in the front office you will perform such duties as: keeping patients and families informed of wait times, monitor the flow of patients, process patients for discharge including preparing charges, collecting payment, obtaining all necessary signatures and issuing receipts.